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  • Could this free Henderson program help you avoid Type II diabetes?

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📰 News we're reading

• Diabetes prevention cohort upcoming (hendersondispatch.com) — Henderson residents are being invited into a free, yearlong diabetes-prevention cohort led by Granville-Vance Public Health to help reduce Vance County’s especially high Type II diabetes rate. Weekly then monthly sessions in 2026 will teach practical lifestyle changes alongside local partners like AimHigh, while Green Rural Redevelopment Organization expands education, blood sugar management, and healthy eating programs to support the community.
   

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